Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 50.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Serbia instead of United States, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$5.04
RSD580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.33
RSD499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.20
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.80
RSD92
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$0.48
RSD56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.66
|
$2.42
RSD279
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$3.11
RSD358
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
|
$1.58
RSD182
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$2.06
RSD238
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.34
RSD39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.51
RSD59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.49
RSD57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.61
RSD70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.26
RSD30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.22
RSD25
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
|
$5.57
RSD641
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.19
|
$24.67
RSD2,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,050.13
|
$20,491.10
RSD2,360,439
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.53
|
$5.82
RSD670
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.65
|
$17.82
RSD2,053
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.14
|
$201.47
RSD23,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.13
|
$135.17
RSD15,571
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.57
|
$100.77
RSD11,608
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$980.97
|
$151.31
RSD17,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,983.58
|
$6,942.60
RSD799,741
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
|
$1.67
RSD193
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
|
$1.30
RSD149
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$3.16
RSD364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.54
|
$19.77
RSD2,278
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$3.71
RSD427
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$49.03
RSD5,648
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
|
$23.38
RSD2,693
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.71
|
$70.90
RSD8,167
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.75
|
$78.21
RSD9,010
|
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